Hello everyone!
This marks my first post as a high school graduate. Wow. Yep, that’s right, I sent my last assignment of my Senior year in last Wednesday, and I am done done done! Not only have I finished high school, but I successfully raised $6600 for my World Race trip, exceeding the required amount of $6000 for the deadline, which just so happens to be today. Needless to say, it has been a busy couple weeks.
Boy, it took some faith. These past two weeks of fundraising for this trip were a bit stressful, and I’m sad to say it made me question God on what He was calling me to do. But, being the God He is, He just chuckled and said “Trust Me”. Yesterday I went to bed with $2100 in my account, and woke up this morning, on the day of the deadline, with $6600. Thankyou Father! God is surprising me everyday with help and support coming from places I never thought it would. I cannot help but marvel at His plan, and how He sets things in motion.
What I did not expect at the start of this journey was how much fundraising would draw me closer to the Lord. I had a hard time letting go of the fret and worries. I’ve been in Savannah, GA this past week with my family, and one evening, one especially where I was struggling, I went on a walk on the beach and just prayed for peace…prayed that I’d let go and give it to Him. And once I did finally let go, man, the peace! It’s so nice to be able to just sit in my Father’s palm and watch what He can do!
You know, it really just spoke to the fact that God has a plan for me. For me! The Creator of the universe wants to take care of my worries. The Savior of mankind wants to be intimately involved with my future. What? Me? It blows my mind. Walking on the beach that night, coming to this truth, I felt God’s love and it broke me. I couldn’t help but fall to my knees in the sand and praise my Father. It was such an encouraging moment, a moment needed when I was feeling most discouraged. I came out of it excited for what the Lord is doing with my life, instead of having an attitude of apprehension and fretfulness. He is the ultimate cure for anxiety. I can’t help but remember Matthew 6, where Jesus is talking about not being worried as to what we will eat, drink, or wear, for the Lord cares for the birds of the air, the lilies of the field, and they are without want. How much more does He care about us? “Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you”
So, one hurdle cleared by the Lord, and two more to go. Future deadlines for funds are coming up! $9000 is due by June 23rd, and $12,500(the full amount) is due August 18th. I am excited to see what the Lord will do, and the path He will take me on to get me there! Thanks so much guys for your continued prayers and support, your prayers are much coveted!
Love you all,
Will
“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” Matthew 6:25-33
